Electrical system and apparatus for transmitting intelligence



Spt. 10, 1935.

W C. ROE

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M //1'0m Roe Patented Sept. 10, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT omen ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND APPABA'lUS FOB TRANSMITTING INTELLIGENCE William C. Roe, ELvria, Ohio, .assignon'by mesne assignments, to Printel Communication Systems, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application November 26, 1930, Serial no. 498,289

station maybe selectively actuated by electric current impulses transmitted thereto from a 10 sending station.

An object of my invention, therefore, is to provide an improved electrical selective system. Another object of my invention is to provide an improved electrical selective system, wherein 1-5 a plurality of operative selective means at the receiving station may be substantially concurrently operated by current impulses transmitted from a sending station.

Another object of my invention is to provide 211 an improved electrical selective system wherein a 1 plurality of cooperating selective means disposed at a receiving station and disposed to cooperate to achieve a single selective result, may be sub stantially concurrently energized by a plurality of .3 series of current impulses, each series adapted to eflect a predetermined operative selective movement of one of said selective means.

Another object of my invention is to provide an improved method, system, and apparatus for con 3') currently eflecting multi-directional selective ,operations. Y

Other obiectswill be apparent to those skilled in the art to which this inventlon-appertains.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following :5 description taken in connection with the accom- D mrlng drawings. which Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a selective receiver forming part of an embodiment of my invention 'and showing certain apparatus which I may employ mounted upon a generally vertically disposed panel;

Pig..2isaviewsimilartol?is.lbuttakenirom the opposite "side of the panel and with parts broken away and omitted for simplicity;

:3 Fig. 3 isacross-sectional elevational viewtaken.

approximately'on the plane 3-! of Fig. 1;

Fig.4isaticviewillustratingparts otthemechanismo1li'lgs.1,2and3;

Fig. 5 is a diatic view illustrating other r) partsoithemechanismoil'lgs. 1,2and3;

lflgflsafragmentaryviewbtapartoil'lmi illustrating parts thereoiin diflerent positions;

Fig.7isaticviewillustraidngcertan; electromagnetic parts oi. the selective re- 5 ceigeroifigaitoGandasystemqicpnneetions whereby the receiver may be selectively'operated;

' Fig. 8 is a diagrammatic view illustrating circuits which may be controlled by the selective receiver in the operation thereof;

Fig. 9 is a diagrammatic view in simplified form 5 pulses to a remotely situated selective receiver such as illustrated in the precedingflgures; 1

Fig. 10 is a diagrammatic view illustrating another type of circuit which may be controlled by the selective receiver in the operation thereof;

Fig. 11 is a fragmentary sectional view of a part of- Fig. 2 taken approximately on the plane 15 l I of that'flgure.

My invention is susceptible of being employed in many difierent kinds of electrical systems and for varying purposes and I contemplate employing my improved method of selection, and the apparatus and system for carrying out the method, for such purposes as eflecting a twodirectional switching operation,- for eflecting the selection of aparticular printing type character for a printing telegraph system, or for any other selective function which may be carried out by electrical selective means.

' In the embodiment of my invention illustrated, I provide for the selective operation oi a receiver which is provided with a bank of contacts and and each circuit when energized byselective en- Easement oi the movable contact with one of the bank contacts being adapted to energize an electro-resp'cnsive device such asanindicator orthe like, and at least one of the contacts of the bank when selected being adapted by the circuit which 40 it controls to shift the control of other selectable contacts from one group 01' indicating devices to another and some oi the circuits controlled by the contacts of the bank being adapted to establish self-energizing contacts therefor to maintain the circuits energized and at least one or the contacts oithe bank when selected being adapted to control a circuit to eflect de-energization oi'a selfenergized circuit.

a system and apparatus whiclgis illustrated and 1 described herein for the purpose of explaining the invention. e

In the embodiment oi my invention illustrated,

and referring to the Fig.4,1have nnthe form of a square. At 2 I have indicated the head of a plunger contact 3 adapted to be moved longitudinally, by means to be described. The contact points 4-4 etc. are. disposed, in the particular embodiment of my invention illustrated, in six rows of six contacts each. The contact in the upper corner of the bank I as the parts appear in Fig. 4 is omitted, thus providing thirty-five contact points 4. The exact pattern in which these points are disposed 'is best illustrated in Fig. 2, to be referred to later.

By a mechanism and circuit of connections which-will now be described, the plunger contact 3 may be moved selectively to a position directly over any one of the contact points 4 and then operated by the head 2 to move the point 3 into engagement with a point 4 to close an electric circuit, and then the point 3 may be returned to its normal or neutral or ofli position illustratedheads 5 and 8 provided with slots l8 and II disposed transversely of the bars I and 8. In the normal position shown, the slots l and II are disposed directly over and coextensive with the upper lateral rows of contacts 4. Y The plunger 2 carrying the contact 3 extends through both of the slots l0 and II, the heads and 8 overlapping each other for this purpose.

As will now be understood, if the bars I and 8 are moved downwardly, either one at a time or both together, the plunger l2 will be moved and the contact 3 thereof will be moved. If the bar 1 alone moves, the contact 3 will be moved to take up positions over the upper left-hand row of contacts of the bank If the bar 8 alone is moved, the contact 3 will correspondingly take up positions over the upper right-hand row of contacts. If both bars are simultaneously or successively moved by equal amounts, the contact 3 will take up positions over the contacts in the vertical medial row or diagonal row. And correspondingly, it both bars are moved and one of them is moved more than the other, the contact 3 may be made to take up positions over any of the other contacts of the bank. In Fig. 6 the contact 3 has been moved to'take up a position over a contact 4 in the fifth row from the upper lei-hand side of the bank and in the third row i'rom the upper right-hand side of the bank.

Thus, by suitable movements of the bars I and 8, the contact 3 may be selectively moved to occupy a position over any selected contact 4 of the bankl.

The bars 1 and 8 are at all times under the constraint of springs l3 and |4 tending to propel on the bars. The pawls l5 and I6 may be oscillated on pivots l9 by springs 28 and the teeth I! and I8 are formed like ratchet teeth whereby, upon upward movement of the bars, the teeth I! may trip over the resiliently movable pawls l5 and I8.

Opposite the pawls l5 and I6 are stationary pawls 2| and 22 spaced from the'bars and 8 laterally.- Opposite sets of teeth 38 and 3| are disposed on the bars opposite to the teeth l1 and I8, shaped similarly to the teeth l1 and I8 respectively, and engageable by the stationary teeth 2| and 22 in a manner to be described. Stops having movable armatures 25 and 26 provided 5 with arms 21 on the outer ends of which are rollers 28 engaging the opposite side edges of the bars I and 8.

If the magnet such as the magnet 23 is energized, and attracts its armature 25, the roller 28 will be drawn toward the magnet and rock the outer end of the bar I to disengage the teeth l'i from the pawl I5. The tooth which is in engagement with the pawl I5 is indicated at 34. Movement of the bar 1 to disengage the tooth 34 moves the opposite tooth 35 into a position above the tooth 2!, the latter being spaced downwardly longitudinally of the bar 1 a distance approximately one-half of the pitch of the teeth I1 and 30. When the tooth 34, therefore, leaves the pawl IS, the bar I will be propelled downwardly longitudinally and the-tooth 35 will come into engagement with the tooth 2|, and movement of the bar will be stopped. If, then, current in the electromagnet 23 be broken, the spring I 3 will return the bar 1 toward its stop 32, withdrawing the tooth 35 from the tooth 2|, and moving a second tooth 38 of the group II to a position above the pawl Hi. When the tooth35 leaves the tooth 2|, the bar 1 will be'propelled longitudinally by the 30 spring I3 and the tooth 36 will engage and be stopped upon the pawl l5.

Thus, by energizing and then de-energizing the electromagnet 23, as by an impulse of current, the bar I will be moved successively, laterally, lon- ,3 gitudinally, and retracted laterally and will have efiected a longitudinal movement thereof equal to the pitch of the teeth Pitch distance is provided tone the same as the distance between the rows of contacts 4 in the bank A second 40 impulse in the winding of the magnet 23, will propel the bar I ahead another step. and thus the bar may be propelled any number of steps from one to five, there being a total of six teeth in the groups I] and a total of six rows of contacts 4. in the bank The above described operation in connection with the bar I may be performed with the bar 8 by impulses of current given to the electromagnetic winding 24 in a manner that will now be clear.

Thus, by giving one impulse to either the electromagnet 23 or 24, or by giving a number of impulses from one to five to either of the magnets 23 and 24, or to both of them simultaneously or successively, the plunger contactv 3 on the plunger 2 may be selectively moved to a position directly over any selected one of the contacts 4 of the bank Referring to Fig. 5, after the contact 3 has been selectively positioned as above described, an electromagnet 31 preferably of the plunger type may be actuated, and a disc 38 on the plunger thereof may be projected outwardly, toward the right, as viewed in the drawings, and may engage the head 2 of the plunger and project the plunger axially moving the contact 3into engagement with the selected contacts 4 to close an electric circui To prevent the magnet 31 from operating to close the contacts 3--4 before the contact 3 is 7 suitably positioned over. the selected 'contact 4, current to the winding 31 is under the control of a contact set 39, Fig. 4, which in turn is under the joint control of a magnet 48 and a stop 4|. The contact set 39 is normally held open by the 73 stop 4| when the plunger I2 is in its oil position, the stop 4| being disposed on the end of a rod 42, the opposite end of which is pivotally connected to the plunger 2, the movement of the rod 42 being guided to maintain it generally in the direction of its longitudinal axis by a stationary pin 43 embraced by a slot 44 in the rod 42 and disposed intermediate the ends of the rod. Any movement of either one or both the bars 1 and 8 as above described, will withdraw the stop 4| from engagement with the armature 45 of the magnet 40, which armature through the agency of a lever arm 45, holds the contact set 39 open, and the armature 45 will tend to fall and close the contact set 39. But, by electrical circuits and connections to be described, the magnet 48 is energized by all of the impulses of current, energizing either or both of the m nets 23 and 24 and the mechanical and electrical inertia of the and 8 whereby the bars 1 and 8 may be retracted to their original normal positions upon energization of the magnet 41. A spring 51 normally holds the levers 49 and 58 out of engagement with the pins |83| 83. To simplify the drawings, the levers 49 and 58 have been shown in Fig. 4 in the position which they assume when acted upon by the magnet 41, that is, in their positions just after they have retracted the bars. 1 and 8.

The magnet 41 is under .the control of a set of contacts 58 adapted to be closed upon operation of the magnet 31. The magnet 41 when it first moves the armature 48, and before it has engaged the levers 49 and 58, closes a set of contacts 59 and opens the set of contacts 68. In a manner to be described, the contacts 59 close a holding circuit for the magnet 41 and the contacts 68 break the circuit of the magnet 31. The said holding circuit for the magnet 41 is also controlled by the contact set 39 of the magnet 48. Thus, the magnet 41 cannot operate to reset the bars 1 and 8 until after the magnet 31 has completed its stroke, and the magnet 41, b;fore it moves the levers 49 and 58, opens the "circuit of the magnet 31 to disengage the contacts 3 and 4, and by making a holding circuit for itself through the contacts 39, which are at the present time inclosed position, the magnet 41 is maintained energized until it completes its function of returning the bars 1 and 8, whereupon the rod 42 by means of the stop 4| engages the Current from the sending station is received on wires 51 and 88 in impulses or groups of impulses from a sendin or transmitting instrument, to be referred to. The current impulses energize, respectively, relay magnets 55 and 55, andtheir circuit is completed on a ground connection 59.

Bymeans. of armatures 1819 and contacts 1|1|, the relays 55 and 55, respectively, control the energization of the magnets 23 and 24 described above. The circuit for these magnets is from a local battery or like source 12, through tatable shaft so, a plurality of cams 8| to a mthe contacts of the relays and the windings of the magnets 23 and 24 and thence by. way of magnet 48 back to the battery 12,

. The contact 39 associated with the magnet 48 is held open by the magnet 40, energized by the net 31 is thenenergized from the local source ii) 12 through the contact set'39 and through the contact 88, the current then returning to the source 12. Operation .of the magnet 31 to make a circuit through the contacts 3 and 4 as above described, also closes the contact set 58 and ener-'- l5 gizes the magnet 41 from the source 12 through the contact 39, magnet 41, contact 58 and back to the source 12. The actuation of magnet 41 first closes the contact set 59, whereby a retaining circuit is made for the magnet 41 from the source 12, contact 39, magnet 41,' contact 59 and back to the source. The movement of the armature 48 which closes the contact 59 continues and breaks the contact set 58, thus de-ener'gizing the magnet 31. The magnet 31 being de-ener-' 25 gized, the contacts 3 and 4 are broken and the mechanical engagement of the disc 38 with the head 2 of the plunger I2 which operates the contact 3, is broken, and this occurs before the magnet 41 operates the armature 48 enoughto start return of the bars 1 and 8 to their. normal positions' Return movement of the bars 1 and 8 returns the rod 42 and breaks contact at 39, which deenergizes magnet 41, restoring all the parts to their original positions.

It will now appear that upon the reception of an impulse on either of the wires 51 or 58 in Fig. '1, or upon both of them simultaneously, or

upon the reception of a group of impulses on one or both of these wires, the apparatus of 4 connected as in Fig. 7 will be energized and one of the contacts 4 of the bank I will be selected and an electric circuit closed thereat. This invention relates particularly to the selective receiving apparatus and any suitable apparatus may be employed to transmit from a distant station over the wires 81 and 58 the said impulses. One type of such impulse transmitting apparatus will now be briefly referred to, the 5 same being more fully set forth in copending application, Serial No. 134,882, filed Sept. 11, 1926.

Referring to Fig. 9, which illustrates in semicliagrammatic form and greatly simplified an impulse transmitter, I have shown at 13 and 14 a 5 pair'of rocker shafts provided, respectively, with switch operating arms 15 and 15 secured thereto and, adapted, when the shafts are rocked, to close contact sets indicated at 11 and 18. Upon closure of the contacts 11 or 18, current may 60 flow from a local source such as a battery 19 to the contacts and thence over wires 51 and/or 58, these being the receiving wires indicated in Fig. 7.

Below the shafts 13 and 14 is a continually roelusive are associated with the shaft 88 and are normally stationary, that is, non-rotatiim, and are adapted to be clutched to the shaft 88 in a manner to be described, to selectively rotate '0 them. The cams are provided with camming' portions such as the, portion 85 on the cam 82. The cams may have any number of camming portions, but in a preferred construction, the cams are arranged in two groups of five each and the cam portions vary from one to five on each group. The shafts 13 and 14 have secured thereon cam followers 96 to 99 inclusive adapted to be operated by the cam portions of the cams 9| to 94. Upon rotation of a cam such as the cam 92, the cam portion 95 will operate the arm 91 and rock the shaft 13 to momentarily close the contact 11 and send an impulse of current over the wire-99. Similarly, a cam having more than one cam portion will send more than one impulse, that is, a group of several impulses. I

In a transmitter having two groups of cams of five to the group, each group operating in connection with one of the shafts 13 and 14, and successive cams of each group having cam portions in number, varying from one to five, it will now be clear that by clutching one or more of the cams to the shaft 99, for one revolution of the shaft 89, any number of impulses from one to five may be sent out over the wires 69 and 61. singly or simultaneously.

To selectively clutch the cams to the shaft 99, I provide a mechanism indicated generally at 99 operable by a downward pull upon a connecting rod 9 I. It is not deemed necessary here to describe in full this mechanism inasmuch as it is described completely in pending application, Serial No. 134,882, filed Sept. 11, 1926, and a similar mechanism is fully described in pending application, Serial No. 499,466, filed Oct. 22, 1930.

It is deemed sufficient here to say that upon a downward pull on the rod 9|, the cam 9| associated with the mechanism 99'will be clutched with the shaft 99 and rotated thereby. Similar mechanisms 99 may be provided for each of the other cams on the shaft 99. In Fig. 9, two such mechanisms 99 have been indicated, having connecting rods'9I and 92 respectively.

At their lower ends the connecting rods 9| and 92 are connected to bars 93 and 94 having transverse portions 95 and 96 and longitudinal arms I91-I91 and 91-91, the arms beingpivoted at their rear ends, as indicated at 9999 to stationary supports, not shown. The transverse portions 95 and 99 are provided with upwardly disposed projections 99-99 and I99--I99 disposed along the transverse portions according to a'system that will presently be understood.

Operating keys I9I, I92 etc. pivoted at one end on the stationary pivots I94, I95 etc. are disposed across and above the transverse portions of the bars, 95, 95' etc., and are provided with indicia bearing portions I91, I99 etc. In a preierred form of transmitter, there is a bar.93, 94

' for every cam on the shaft 99 and thus there may above described. The projections 99 and I99 etc. are so disposed on the'various bars that in each case, a key bar I9I etc. will depress either one or two of the bars therebelow, and by properly disposing the projections 99 etc., each key bar I9I when depressed will depress a different one or a different pair of the bars 93 etc and correspondingly rotate a different one or pair of cams 9I etc.

It will now be clear that upon pressing selectively a key bar I III etc., the desired impulse or group of impulses may be sent over the wires 61 and/or 69 as hereinbefore described and referred to.

Hereinbefore, the-selective engagement of the I plunger contact 3 with a contact 4 of the bank I has been referred to as closing an electric circuit, in each case. By reference to Fig. 8, these circuits will now be described.

The plunger contact 3 is reproduced diagram- 10 .matically and is shown in its normal or neutral position at the upper diagonal corner of the bank I. It will be understood from the foregoing description that the contact 3 may be selectively moved into engagement with any one 15 of the contacts 4. Current may be conducted to the contact 3 from a suitable local source such as a battery II1 by a conductor H8, and upon engagement of a contact 4, for example the contact II 2, current may then flow from the source 20 I I1 through said contact and by wire I I3 through the pole II4 of a single pole double throw switch, and thence -to a lamp, indicator, or other signaling or indicating means H5 and thenceback to the source II1. In a'similar' way, lamps or in- 25 dicators II9 to I 2| inclusive may be energized by engagement of the contact 3 with contacts of the bank I22 to I24 inclusive, the current flowing through corresponding single pole double throw switches I25, I29, I21. 30 Inasmuch as there are thirty-five contacts 4 of the bank I, thirty-five such indicators as II5 may thus be-selectively actuated. My invention, however, comprehends means whereby a greater number of indicators such as II 5 may 35 be actuated by the thirty-five contacts 4. To this end the total number of actuatable indicators is divided into two groups, and one of the contacts 4, namely contact I29, is reserved to actuate mechanism now to be described for shift- 4 ing from one group to the other group.

Upon engagement of the contact 3 with the contact I29, current flows from a local source I3I by wire I29 through one pole of a single pole double throw switch I 39 and thence through an electromagnet I32, which operates to close two contacts at I33, and I34. The contact I33 closes a. circuit from the source I3I' through an electromagnet I35 and back to the source, and the contact I 34 closes a holding circuit for the magnet 5 I32 from the source I3I through a relay contact I36, to be described, and back to the source.

The 'energization of the magnet I35 causes it to act through a spring retracted armature I31 to longitudinally shift a switch shifting bar I39 adapted to simultaneously shift or throw all of the above described single pole double throw switches II4, I25 to I21 and I39. Throwing of the switch I39 breaks the contact at I39 which originally energized magnet I32, but this mag net is now held closed on its cwn circuit above described and stays closed, continuously energizing the magnet I35. The contact is closed at I49.on the switch I39, but current by. this time has stopped flowing fromthc contact I29 on wire I29 and no changeis eflected by closing the contact I49. All of the single pole switches are thus held in their thrown position. 11', then, the contact 3 be selectively moved into engag e.

ment with one of the contacts 4, such as the coninstead of the indicator II5. Similarly, the other as that at I4I may then be selectively energized by selectively engaging the contact 3with other contacts 4. whereasfbefore engaging contact I28, selective engagement of the contacts 4 selectively energized another group of thirty-four indicators, such as the indicator l I5.

To now restore the apparatus to selectively en-' ergize the first group of indicators such as 5,

another selective engagement of the contact 3' with the same contact I28 is made, whereupon current flows through wire I29, closed contact I40, energizing a magnet I45 from a source I3I. The magnet I45 breaks a circuit at the contact I36, thus tie-energizing magnet I32 which breaks contacts at I33 and I34, the contact I33 controlling magnet I35,- deenergizing the same, whereupon a spring I46 retracts the armature I3Iand the bar I38 restoring all of the double throw single pole switches indicated to their original positions and restoring the circuits and apparatus to the condition where selectively engaging contacts 4 will energize the group of indicators of which the indicator I I5 is one.

In the operation of the complete system as thus far diagrammatically illustrated and described, it will now be understood that upon sending to the receiver from a distant station over the wires 61 and/or 68 one impulse or a group of impulses from two to five on one wire alone or on the other wire alone or on both wires simultaneously, the apparatus will instantly operate to move the contact3 into engagement with a corresponding one of the contacts 4 of the bank I making momentary contact only therewith and then breaking the contact, and then the contact 3 will be returned instantly to its neutral position. During the momentary contact of 3 and 4, a single impulse of current is sent through the selected indicating means suchas II5, actuating the same, momentarily. It will be further understood that when a suitable impulse or impulses is sent to the receiver, the contact 3 will momentarily engage the contact I28 and the impulse of current initiated thereby will shift the apparatus so as to bring into actuatable circuit condition another group of indicators, such as the indicator I4 I and that thereafter by again moving the contact 3 into'engagement with the contact I28, and initiating a momentary impulse, the apparatus will be restored for actuation of the first group of indicators.

Obviously, when a sending or transmitting apparatus such as briefly described and illustrated in simplified form in Fig. 9 is employed, the keys on the key bars may be marked with indicia corresponding to the indicator to be actuated at the distant station and one of the'key bars may be of contacts 4, thirty-five in number, a total of sixty-eight indicators and sending may be employed.

As tothe indicators II5 etc., these may be keys therefor lamps; or they may be themselves electromagnetic devices initiating the action of other appa ratus; or they may be each a means such as an electromagnetic means for actuating a correspending type bar or letter of a typewriter or other reproducing machine; or the indicator such as I I 5 may-be of other types and operate in other manners 'as may occur to those'skilled in this art.

with the arrangement diagrammatically illustrated in Fig. 8, the indicators or other devices I I5 are momentarily energized only. When it is desired that the devices I I5 etc. shall, after energization, remain energized, the arrangement diagrammatically illustrated in Fig. 10 may be employed.

If the contact 3 be selectively moved into engagement with the contact I49 current from a local source I54 may flow through-the contacts 3-l49 energizing a. magnet I55and thence flow back to the'source. The magnet I55 closes a single throw double pole switch I56. The contact I51 of the switch when closedmake's a hold ing circuit for the magnet I55, current flowing from the source I54 through a cutout switch I58, 2

contact I51, magnet I55, back to the source, so that after the momentary engagement of contacts 3 and I49, the switch I55 will continue to be held closed. The other contact I59 on the switch I56 closes and holds closed the circuit of. a device to be continuously energized, I5 I the energy for which may be taken from a local source I60. The device |5I may be any type of electrical device and may be in the nature of an indicater or in the nature of a power device such as an electric motor. Similarly, the other devices I52 and I53 may be actuated and continuously energized. The circuits for these devices are controlled by switches I63 and I64 operative by'magnets I6I and I62. from the same source I54 and 3 remain energized, and other devices of the same 45 group similarly energized'may be one at a time similarly energized. If, however, it be desired to energize the device I52 and others of its group, the shift contact I28 may first be selected whereupon the bar I38 will .be longitudinally moved, breaking contact I51 on the double throw single pole switch I68 and making contact at I69 thereon to energize the magnet. I6I.

It will be understood that there may be any 55 L, number of magnets, such as the magnet I55 controlling corresponding numbers of devices such as I5I, and that there may be any number of magnets such as I6I and I62 controlling I53 have been under continuous actuation, their energization may be discontinued. To efiect this; the contact I50 may be selected by the concorresponding devices in two groups. 60

I At any desired time after the devices I5I to tact 3, energizing the magnet IIIl from the local 05 source I54, which magnet operates the cutoutswitch I58 to open the contact at "I, thus breaking all of the holding circuits of all of the magnets I55, I6I, I62 etc., and permitting the corresponding switches I56, I64, I68 to be 70 opened by springs II2Il2. The energizat'ion or magnet I-Ill may be momentary and it will first de-energize the said magnets and then be itself dc-energized, permitting a spring I13 to 75 rocking the levers on their pivots 52, and causreclose the contact at III for succeeding operations. Thus. means is provided whereby a plurality of indicating or power devices may, one after the other, be actuated and remain continuously energized, and at the end of a desired interval, all of them de-energized simultaneously.

The apparatus heretofore described in connection with diagrammatic Figures 4 to in- 10 elusive may have a preferred embodiment in actual apparatus such as illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3 and 11.

. Referring to these figures, the apparatus is alLmOunted on a suitable panel I of metal 15 .vertically disposed and supported on a horizontal base of metal I18, the panel and base being preferably insulated from each other by connecting brackets I11.

The contacts 4 are mounted in an insulating panel I18 supported on the panel I15 by posts I18 and the contacts have connection with the wires I80 leading therefrom.

The bars 1 and .8, instead of having a single spring I3 or I4, as in the diagram, to propel them longitudinally and constrain them to move laterally are, in the actual apparatus illustrated, constrained to move laterally by springs I8I mounted on the panel I15 and are adapted to be propelled longitudinally by springs I82 on the opposite side of the panel and engaging pins I83 on the bars 1 and 8 which project through suitable openings I84 in the panel I15.

The magnets 23 and 24 on the panel I15, for effecting the notching ahead of the bars 1 and a 5 8, coniprisespring retracted armatures I85 proje'cti'ng through suitable openings I88 m the panel I15, the ends of which are provided with rollers I81 engaging the bars 1 and 8 on the opposite sides thereof from the springs I8I. The bars 1 and 8 are guided in their movement 40 by tongues I88 mounted on the panel I15 and overlapping the bars.

As shown in Fig. 3, the stop H on the upper end of the rod 42 rocks the armature 45 of the magnet 48 to its attracted position by a resilient spring I88 and the contact set 38 is thus held open as described in connection with Fig. 4. Referring to the magnet 31, Fig. 3, it is mounted on the base I16 and the head or disc 38 operated thereby is propelled to engage the head 2 of the plunger I2 by an armature I80 pivoted at I9I and spring retracted as at I82. A plunger rod I83 is connected to the disc 38 and to the armature I88 and slidably moves in'a bore in the core of the magnet 31. The contact set 58,

adapted to be closed upon energization of the magnet 31, is operated by a finger I83 on the armature I88.

The magnet 41 is mounted on the vertical panel "5 on the side opposite the bars 1 and 8.

65 attraction of the armature 48, the contact set 58 closes and the set 68 opens, as described in connection with Fig. 4.

A means for returning the bars'l and. 8 is shown fragmentarily in Fig; 3, but is more com- 0 pletely shown in Fig. 2, where the end of the armature 48 and its stop I85 .are reproduced. When the armature 48 is attracted it moves downwardly, in Fig. 2, and engages the ends of the short lever arms 5I of the levers 48 and 58,

ing the lower ends of the levers to engage pins I83 on the bars I and 8, and to retract the bars 1 and 8 against the tension of the springs I82.

Having thus described a specific embodiment 'of' my invention, which is illustrated in the 5 I purview of my invention and employing my im- 6 proved method of selection broadly considered,

and I therefore contemplate as coming Within the scope of the claims hereof any and all such embodiments of my invention.

I claim:

1. In an electric system and apparatus for the transmission of intelligence, a selective receiver responsive to two sets of current impulses transmitted thereto from a distant station, the receiver comprising two relatively angularly mov- 2o able elements, electrical means associated with each element one electrical means responsive to one set of impulses and the other electrical means responsive to the other set to move the corresponding movable elements selective distances, a 25 selecting element movable to selective positions by the joint concurrent movement of said movable elements, electro-responsive means responsive to cessation of said impulses to effect a supplemental movement of the said selecting elethereof over selective distances in response to 40 selective sets of electrical impulses transmitted to the escapement means, a second movable element movably connected with said pair of elements and movable'to selective positions by the joint movement of said elements, a second electrically actuated means for giving a supplemental movement to the second movable element at the end of its selective movement, and a third electrically actuated means for thereafter moving the pair of movable elements in the other 'movably connected with said pair of elements and 6 movableto selective positions by the joint movement of said elements, a second electrically actuated means for giving a supplemental movement to the second movable element at the end of its selective movement, and a third electrically actu- 7 ated means for thereafter moving the pair of movable elements in the other reciprocatory direction to a normal position, the said second movable element being returned to a normal position by the return movement of said pair of elements, '75

and said third electrically actuated means comprising a pair of pivoted levers engaging the pair of elements for moving them.

4. In an electrical system and apparatus for the transmission of intelligence, a selective receiver responsive to two sets of current impulses transmitted thereto from a distant station, the receiver comprising two relatively angularly movable elements, electrical actuable means associated with each element one electrical means responsive to one set of impulses and the other electrical means responsive to the other set to effect movement of the corresponding movable elements selectivedistances, a selecting element movable to selective positions by the joint concurrent movement of said movable elements, electro-responsive means responsive to cessation of said impulses to efiect a supplemental movement of the said selecting element, and electro-responsive means actuated in response to the actuation of said first named electro-responsive means to move said movable elements to a normal-position.

5. In an electrical selecting apparatus, a pair of elements, mounted for reciprocation'in an'gularly' related directions, energy" storage means comprising means tending to move them in one reciprocatory direction, an electrically actuated escapement means for each element permitting a step by step movement thereof over selective distances inresponse to selective sets of electrical impulses transmitted to the escapement means, a second movable element movably connected with said pair of elements and movable to selective positions by the joint movement of said elements,

a second electrically actuated means for giving a supplemental movement to the second movable element at the end of its selective movement, and athird electrically actuated means for thereafter moving the pair of movable elements in the other reciprocatory'direction to a normal position and for storing energy in the energy storage means,

the said second movable element being returned to a normal-position by the return movement of said pair of elements.

6. In an electrical selecting apparatuaa pair of elements mounted for reciprocation in angularly related directions means tending to move them in onereciprocatory direction, an electrically actuated escapement means for. each element permitting a step by step movement thereof over selective distances in response to selective sets of electrical impulses transmitted to the escapement means, a second element and a bank of selective elements movable relatively one of which being connected with said pair of elements and movable therewith by joint movement thereof to selective positions in which the said second element is aligned. with a selected element of the bank, a second electrically actuated means effecting relative movement of the said aligned-clerments to mutually ensagthem and a third electrically actuated means for thereafter moving the pair of movable elements in the other reciprocatory direction to a normal position the said element connected to the pair oi elements being returned to a normal position by the return movement of said pair of elements.

7. Inan electrical selecting apparatus, a. pair. of elements mounted for reciprocation in angularly related directions, energy storage means comprising means tendingtomove them in one reciprocatory direction, an electrically actuated .fescapement means for each element permitting a step by step movement thereof over selective distances in response to selective sets of electriwhich is connected withthe movable elements,

movable therewith by joint movement of said elements to selective positions in which the second element is'aligned with a selected element'of the bank, asecond electrically actuated means effecting relative movement of the said-aligned elements to mutually engage them and a third 10 electricallyactuated means forthereafter moving the pair of movable elements in the other reciprocatory direction to a normal position and for storing up energy .in the energy storage means, the said element connected, to the pair of elements being returned to a normal position by the return movement of said pair of elements.

8. In an electric system and apparatus for the transmission of intelligence, a selective receiver responsive to two sets of current impulses transmitted thereto from a distant station, a receiver comprising two relatively angularly movable elements, electrical means associated with each element, one electrical means being responsive to oneset of impulses and the other electrical means responsive to the other set of impulses to efiect movement of the corresponding movable elements selective distances, a relatively removable selecting contact and bank of contacts one of and the selecting contact and bank contacts being relatively movable by the joint concurrent move- .ment of the movable elements into selected positions in which the selecting contact is aligned with'a selected bank contact, electro-responsive means responsive to cessation .of said impulses to efiect movement of said aligned contacts to mutually engage them, a group of signals and signal controlling circuits associated with each bank contact, electro-responsive switching means and 40 an energizing circuit therefor associated with one of the bank contacts and controlled by said contact and the selecting contacts to selectively connect the signals and signal controlling circuits to their associated bank contacts. 9. In an electrical selecting-apparatus, a pair of elements mounted for reciprocation in angularly related directions, means tending to move them in one reciprocatory direction, an electrically actuated escapement means for each element permitting a step by step movement thereof over selective distances in response to selective sets of electrical impulses transmitted to the escapement means, a selecting contact and a bank of selective contacts relatively, movable and one connected with the pair of elements and the selecting contact and bank or contacts being relatively movable by the joint concurrent movement of the movable elements into, selective'positions in which theselecting'contact is aligned with a selected bank contact, a second electrically actuable means for effecting relative movement of the said aligned contacts to mutually engage them, a group of signals and signal controlling circuits, associated with each bank contact, an'electro-responsive switching'means andan energizing circuit thereior associated with one of the bank contacts and controlled by said contact and the selecting contact to selectively connect the signals and signal. controlling cir- 7 4 

